--- title: Kate Bush Announces First Concerts In 35 Years description: Singer Kate Bush will play a series of gigs in London this year for the first time in 35 years canonical: https://time.com/33156/kate-bush-live-shows-perform-concert/ author: Megan Gibson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-21T12:11:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T06:53:31.706Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Rejoice, Kate Bush fans! 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The singer announced her first series gigs in 35 years twitter:description: Singer Kate Bush will play a series of gigs in London this year for the first time in 35 years twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt174ef9d294526770/69868689810bbb2e73c909ac/77583491.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kate Bush to Play First Solo Concerts in 35 Years by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Mar 21, 2014 12:11 PM CUT  Kate Bush in 1978 Kate Bush in 1978Chris Walter—WireImage/Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Mar 21, 2014 12:11 PM CUT Big concert [news](http://www.katebush.com/news/dawn "undefined") from a singer for whom the idea of a “concert” is something of a forgotten concept: Kate Bush has announced she’ll play a series of gigs in London for the first time since 1979. The shows were announced on Bush’s [website Friday](http://www.katebush.com/news/dawn "undefined"), with the singer simply writing: “I am delighted to announce that we will be performing some live shows this coming August and September.” Bush rose to fame in the late ’70s with the release of her debut single “Wuthering Heights” at the age of 19\. The explosive and electrically weird song—not to mention [the accompanying video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3gKKiTvjs "undefined")— propelled Bush into the spotlight and she became the first woman to have a U.K. No. 1 hit with a self-written song. In 1978, Bush was the most photographed woman in Britain, according to the [_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/13/kate-bush-only-tour-live "undefined")_._ A successful sold-out European tour, dubbed the Tour of Life, followed in 1979, but instead of going on to play concerts around the world, Bush stopped touring altogether. She hasn’t played a full live concert since then, despite the release of eight more albums and making a smattering of cameo appearances at other shows. In 2010, [the _Guardian_ speculated ](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/13/kate-bush-only-tour-live "undefined")on why the beloved singer had abstained from performing concerts for so long, mentioning her fear of flying, the exhaustive schedule and the accidental death of her lighting director on her first tour. Ultimately, though, [the article](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/13/kate-bush-only-tour-live "undefined") concluded: --- > “” --- Well, consider Bush resurrected as of Aug. 26, when her series of gigs is slated to begin and fans will once again get to see the dynamic singer perform. All the shows will be held at London’s Eventim Apollo venue and run until Sept. 19\. 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